Jesse Eisenberg takes on Tyra Buss one-on-one

[Video: Tyra Buss appears. She is on the basketball court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.]

[Music]

Tyra Buss: My name is Tyra Buss.

[Video: Jesse Eisenberg appears holding a basketball.]

Jesse Eisenberg: Hi, my name is Jesse Eisenberg.

Buss: We're about to play some one-on-one.

Eisenberg: Yes, but keep in mind this is for an article that I'm writing. So, I'm a writer. I have the physique of a writer.

Buss: We ready? Alright. Here we go!

[Video:Buss passes a basketball to Eisenberg. He starts dribbling and they play. Eisenberg shoots the ball and misses. Buss gets the rebound, dribbles out to the three-point line, shoots and makes the basket.]

Eisenberg: Oh.

[Laughter]

[Video: Buss laughs as Eisenberg gets the rebound.]

Eisenberg: I don't think I have ever played anybody with that ability. So, I see.

Buss: Alright. Round two.

Eisenberg: Alright.

[Video: Eisenberg and Buss play basketball, dribbling and shooting and running on the court. Video is time lapsed and shows their play moving forward quickly.]

[Video: Video slows and Eisenberg shoots a layup and makes the basket.]

Buss: Oh, look at that!

Eisenberg: OK. OK.

Buss: What a move!

[Video: Buss and Eisenberg high five.]

Buss: That was impressive. I wasn’t expecting that.

Eisenberg: Really?

[Video: Buss nods as she passes the basketball to Eisenberg.]

Buss: That was impressive.

[Video: Eisenberg passes the basketball back to Buss.]

Buss: I’ve got to stay on my game.

[Video: Buss dribbles.]

[Video: Eisenberg and Buss play basketball, dribbling and shooting and running on the court. Video is time lapsed and shows their play moving forward quickly.]

[Video: A person walks out onto the court. They stop play.]

Eisenberg: [Breathing heavy] Can I get a whatever-it’s-called?

Buss: Thirty or full?

Eisenberg: Hour, hour. Full hour.

[Laughter]

[Video: Buss laughs]

Eisenberg: Weekend. Give me the weekend.

Buss: The weekend. [laughs]

[Video: Eisenberg starts to walk off the court.]

Eisenberg: I need like a ventilator break.

[Video: Buss is dribbling and she and Eisenberg are back on the court.]

Buss: I'm feeling this one.

[Video: Buss dribbles in front of Eisenberg. Stops and shoots.]

Buss: There it is.

[Video: The basketball goes through the hoop.]

Eisenberg: Wait, wait. But did you go over? Don’t you forfeit if you go over?

[Video: Buss and Eisenberg talk on the court.]

Buss: I’ve got to make a free throw.

Eisenberg: You’ve got eight points.

Buss: You can still go over.

Eisenberg: OK. Trying to get you on a technicality.

Buss: You trying to bust me?

Eisenberg: Yeah. Yeah.

Buss: Oh OK.

[Video: Eisenberg passes Buss the ball. She shoots a free throw and makes the basket.]

Eisenberg: Wow. Wow.

[Video: Eisenberg gets the rebound and walks over to Buss. They shake hands.]

Eisenberg: That was amazing.

[Video: Eisenberg looks at the camera while holding the basketball in his hands.]

Eisenberg: So, we just finished playing. I was defeated humbly. Two times. I’m

going to write a story about my experience kind of like becoming aware